The changes were wide-ranging, if limited, the business council said, and touched on many areas in the 2012-13 budget, including tax credits for the installation of solar energy equipment and film productions, job creation credits and exempting military service flags from sales and use taxes.

Some others:

Hotel/Motel Occupancy Taxes were extended thru 12/31/14 for the city of Albany (S.6177) and thru 9/1/15 for the cities of New Rochelle (A.8555-A), Rye (A.8556-C) and White Plains (S.7510).

Dwight R. Worley has covered the politicians, educators, activists, businesses, developers and residents of the Lower Hudson Valley for more than a decade. As a reporter and data analyst on the newspaper's Tax Watch Team, Dwight keeps a sharp eye on local taxes, budgets and spending. Dwight has worked on the projects team as a computer- assisted reporting expert. That experience is handy on the Tax Watch Team, as is his master's degree in computer science from Pace University.